Serbia vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Serbia United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$965
$2498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2297
$5861
🏠 One person rent
$499
$1595
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$2818
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$638
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.7
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$821
$4485
💸 GDP per capita
$12282
$82769
😃 Human freedom index
7.08
8.64
❤️ Life expectancy
75.5
77.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
65
🌐 English speaking %
55%
95.3%
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
58
86
🏙️ Population
6.65M
340M

The average cost of living in Serbia ($965) is 61% less expensive than in the United States ($2498). Serbia ranked 91st vs 7th for the United States in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Serbia compared to 1.8 months in the United States. Ranked 62nd and 21st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Serbia vs the United States

We calculate prices for Serbia and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2202 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Serbia United States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.9
$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$77.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.82
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$6.27
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$1640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$1347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$2923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$2471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3222
$4583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2081
$3784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.23
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.56
$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$125
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.74
$21.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.7
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6248
$21164

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1160
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1012
380K
Nis
$711
183K
Pristina
$595
199K
Kragujevac
$807
151K
Subotica
$768
106K
Valjevo
$776
90.3K
Cacak
$759
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$662
66.5K
Mitrovica
$463
71.6K

In the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4441
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3196
3.9M
Chicago
$2678
2.75M
Houston
$2265
2.3M
San Diego
$3428
1.39M
Phoenix
$2395
1.61M
Philadelphia
$2597
1.6M
San Francisco
$3905
874K
Dallas
$2471
1.3M
San Jose
$3810
1.01M
San Antonio
$2033
1.43M
Austin
$2455
962K
Seattle
$3015
737K
Indianapolis
$2189
888K
Washington
$3149
690K
Fort Worth
$2289
919K
Hempstead
$2664
793K
Charlotte
$2528
875K
Boston
$3547
676K
Jacksonville
$2364
950K
Denver
$2717
716K
Columbus
$2145
906K
Portland
$2629
653K
Nashville
$2508
689K
Atlanta
$2570
499K
Las Vegas
$2271
642K
Oklahoma City
$1832
681K
Baltimore
$2287
586K
Oakland
$2968
441K
Sacramento
$2813
525K